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Stay Out! Stay Alive!

Abandoned mines and quarries can be extremely dangerous. In this month's insert, read up on the National Energy Foundation's (NEF) educational outreach program for mine safety....

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Let the Dogs Out: Using Bobble Head Toys to Explore Force and Motion

Even the simplest of toys can be great tools for promoting interest in physical science principles. Test the basic physics, systems, and simple machines of bobble toys, then help students build their own versions....

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Exploring the Expedition

This article includes multidisciplinary investigations based on the adventures and journals of Lewis and Clark. Science activities include plant collection and identification, nature observation assignments, sink/float explorations, and research into...

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Team Science: Students from different disciplines come together for a science project

Science projects can be tailored to provide students with the experience to work as a “team of scientists,” where ideas are shared, discussed, and debated. The unique experience can be a way of better preparing students for entrance into the work...

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Demonstrations to Save the World

Students develop a better understanding of concepts when they are introduced with a model, simulation, or demonstration. In this activity, students use bubbles to model environmental issues and increase collaboration between students and teachers....

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Girls in Science Rule!

This overnight camp for girls provided opportunity for outdoor adventures while building science process skills and interest in science careers. Students participated in activities relating to ecology....

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Ask the Experts

This article contains the answers to these questions.Why does Venus rotate 'backwards' and slowly? How does the Coriolis effect explain toilets flushing in the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere?...

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Science Sampler: Modeling the transmission of sound

Sound can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. This activity models how sound travels faster through solid materials than through gases....

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Toothpick Chromosomes: Simple Manipulatives to Help Students Understand Genetics

Make sense of genetics terms while demonstrating the link between models and the biological processes they represent. Using toothpicks as simple models of chromosomes can promote student understanding of genetics concepts. A list of genetics definiti...

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Predicting Population Curves: Using inquiry in the biology classroom to study populations

A study of gray wolf populations in Wisconsin sparks inquiry in the biology classroom. Students evaluated variables that would affect the wolves, and developed one graph and a defense statement that the students agreed was a good prediction of what t...

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Bluebird Adventures

An aquarium, land trust, and fifth-grade class collaborate in an ongoing, multidisciplinary project combining fieldwork and research. Students create and observe eastern bluebird habitats, keeping detailed journals. A project schedule is included....

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Assessing Performance Tasks: Guidelines for developing objective scoring rubrics

As educators incorporate additional performance tasks into instruction, they are faced with the challenge of evaluating student achievement related to those tasks. The key to evaluation is developing student- and teacher-friendly scoring rubrics. A w...